Comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang), taken by Richard Sargent in Chester using an SX Mono Starlight Express CCD, exposure 11x average 1min, 210mm lens at 19:56 UTC on March 13th 2002

Image ©2002, Richard Sargent

Comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) path across the sky for April and early May 2002

Observations from Liverpool & North West England: March – April 2002

• Andrew Bate – Hatton,Nr Chester
• David Forshaw – St Helens, Merseyside
• Murad Gorbal – Liverpool
• Rob Johnson – Broadgreen, Liverpool
  • Image 1 – 19:25UTC March 10th/11th 6″ reflector, 5mins expos, Starlight Xpress CCD
  • Image 2 – March 13th/14th 6″ reflector, 10mins (20x30s stacked),Starlight Xpress CCD
  • Image 3 – April 1st/2nd 6″ reflector f6, 9mins SX CCD estmated mag 3.7
• John Locker – Upton, Wirral
• John Quirk – Walton, Liverpool
  • Image 1 – 19:52UTC March 16th/17th 8″ reflector, 6 sec expos, Olympus C2040400 ISO
  • Image 2 (image is missing)
• Richard Sargent – Chester:
  • Image 1 – 19:26UTC March 11th, SX Mono Starlight Express CCD, 2mins, 35mm lens
  • Image 2 – 19:56UTC March 13th, as above but 11x avg 1min, 210mm lens
  • Image 3 – April 3rd 5×10 sec expos
  • Image 4 – April 3rd 2x combined 70mm lens
• Jim Stacy – Crosby, Sefton
• Dave Thomson
  • Little Sutton, Cheshire
    • Image 1 – 20:00BST April 1st/2nd ST4 CCD Mounted onto 28mm f2.8 lens, 10 sec unguided
    • Image 2 – 15th April, 50mm & SBIG ST4 CCD, 16inch F6
    • image 3 – May 2nd, 50mm & SBIG ST4 CCD, 16inch F6, 3×15 second expos
  • Forest Hills, Aberfoyle, Scotland
    • Image 1 – 6th April, 50mm lens & SBIG ST4 CCD, undriven 2×12 exposures
    • Image 2 – 7th April, 50mm lens & SBIG ST4 CCD, undriven 3×12 exposures
• Andrew & Val White – Warrington
• Tony Williams – Huyton, Mersyside

Observations from other sites in the UK & World.

• Spaceweather.com Comet Gallery
• Gary W.Kronk’s Cometography.Com
• The Astronomer – Comet Page

All Images are © 2002 and have been published with permission.